The current landscape of clear aligner usage: A KAP survey among orthodontists and dental practitioners

Key Points

• The aim is to assess the current awareness and usage patterns of clear aligner therapy among dental practitioners.
• Cross-sectional survey conducted among 112 dental practitioners
• Participants included orthodontists and general dentists
• Data analysis performed using descriptive and inferential statistics via SPSS
• Mean age of practitioners was 33.97 years, with 73.2% being orthodontists
• 60.7% of practitioners had received training in clear aligner therapy
• 41.1% reported no clinical experience with clear aligners
• Major barriers to adoption identified were cost (77.7%) and patient compliance (46.4%)